A town justice from New Hartford has resigned after receiving unemployment benefits that he was not eligible for, as reported by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Kevin Copeland, who has been serving as a justice of the New Hartford Town Court since 2014, was served with a formal written complaint in July 2024, after the New York State Department of Labor discovered falsifications and concealment of information regarding his compensation. This resulted in Copeland improperly receiving nearly $14,000 in unemployment benefits. Copeland has since repaid the money after the Department of Labor’s findings, and as part of his resignation, he agreed never to return to office.

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